# List of television networks in Venezuela

Television networks in Venezuela can be divided into three categories:
* National broadcasting networks, such as Venevision
* Regional broadcasting networks, such as Televisora Regional del Táchira
* Community broadcasting networks, such as Catia TVe

## Table of broadcast networks

All of the networks listed below operate a number of terrestrial television stations. In addition, several of these networks are also aired on cable and satellite services.
Table of broadcast television networks :
| Major national networks |||||||
| Television Network | Founded | % of Venezuelan households reached | # of households viewable | Type of network | # of Full-Power Affiliates | # of Low-Power/Class-A Affiliates & Transmitters |
| Venevisión | 1961 | TVes | TVes | Commercial | 33 | N/A |
| VTV | 1964 | N/A | N/A | Political, National | 45 | N/A |
| TVes | 2007 | N/A | N/A | Cultural, commercial, social service TV | N/A | N/A |
| Televen | 1988 | N/A | N/A | Commercial | 27 | N/A |
| ViVe | 2003 | N/A | N/A | Educational | N/A | N/A |
| Globovisión | 1994 | N/A | N/A | News, Commercial | 7 | N/A |
| Vale TV | 1998 | N/A | N/A | educational | 27 | N/A |
| Meridiano Televisión | 1996 | N/A | N/A | Commercial, sports | 16 | N/A |
| TeleSUR | 2005 | N/A | N/A | Political, News | 4 | N/A |
| Regional networks |||||||
| Canal i (previously PumaTV) | 1995 | N/A | N/A | Commercial/news, regional | N/A | N/A |
| Vepaco TV | 2002 | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | 14 | N/A |
| Amavisión | 1983 | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A |
| Televisora de Oriente | 1992 | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | 8 | N/A |
| TVS | 1994 | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A |
| TRV (Orbivisión) | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A |
| TIC TV | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A |
| Color TV | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A |
| Novavisión | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A |
| Aragua TV | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A |
| Telellano | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A |
| Rumbera TV | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A |
| Llanovisión | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A |
| Bolívar Visión | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A |
| TV Guayana | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A |
| NTV Televisión | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A |
| DAT TV | 2001 | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A |
| Niños Cantores Televisión | 1987 | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A |
| Avila TV | 2006 | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A |
| LaSimón TV | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A |
| UCV TV (Caracas)|UCV TV | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A |
| Flamingo Televisión | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A |
| Sol TV | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A |
| TV Llano | 1995 | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A |
| Promar TV | 1995 | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A |
| Somos TV | 2005 | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A |
| V+TV | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A |
| Telecentro | 1990 | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | 6 | N/A |
| Televisora Andina de Mérida | 1982 | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A |
| OMC Televisión | 1998 | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A |
| ULA TV | 1999 | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A |
| AR Visión | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A |
| Telemir | 2005 | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A |
| Sol Televisión | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A |
| Tele Éxito | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | 11 | N/A |
| Telecaribe (Venezuela)|Telecaribe | 1989 | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | 20 | N/A |
| Portuguesa TV | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A |
| Universal Televisión | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A |
| Regional Acarigua | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A |
| Televisra Regional de Portuguesa | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A |
| Prisma Televisión | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A |
| Telesol | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A |
| Olímpica Televisión | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A |
| Televisora Regional del Táchira | 1989 | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A |
| Canal 21 (Táchira) | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A |
| Buena TV | 2006 | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A |
| Total TV (TTV) | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A |
| TeleBoconó | 1979 | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A |
| Tele Yaracuy | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A |
| Yaracuyana TV | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A |
| Televiza | 1994 | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | 4 | N/A |
| Zuliana de Televisión | 1991 | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | 3 | N/A |
| Global TV | 1999 | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A |
| Telecolor | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A |
| Tele N | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A |
| URBE Televisión | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A |
| Ciudad TV | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A |
| TV Familia | 2001 | N/A | N/A | Religion, regional | N/A | N/A |
| Community television networks |||||||
| TV Puerto | 2003 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A |
| TV Apure | N/A | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A |
| Teletambores | 2002 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A |
| Contacto Vecinal TV | 2005 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A |
| Zamora TV | 2004 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A |
| Oritvisión | 2004 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A |
| Calipso TV | 2003 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A |
| TV Río | N/A | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A |
| Catia TVe | 2001 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A |
| TV Caricuao | 2002 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A |
| Coro TV | 2004 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A |
| Galopando TV | 2004 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A |
| Lara TV | 2004 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A |
| Azul TVC | N/A | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A |
| Survisión | 2004 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A |
| TV Bailadores | 2004 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A |
| TV Petare | 2002 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A |
| Siguaraya TV | 2006 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A |
| Valdez TV | 2005 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A |
| Jaureguina TV | 2004 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A |
| Michelena TV | 2002 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A |
| Montaña TV | 2004 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A |
| TV Rubio | 2006 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A |
| Vida TV | 2003 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A |
| Tarmas TV | 2002 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A |
| Camunare Rojo TV | 2003 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A |
| Bolívar TV | 2004 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A |
| Fundacomez | 2004 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A |
| Quijote TV | 2006 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A |
| Arawakos TVC | 2007 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A |
| Venezuela Heroica | 2007 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A |
| TV Limón | 2007 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A |

## History

History of Broadcast networks :
| 1953-1960 | 1961-1970 | 1970-1980 | 1980-1990 | 1990-2000 | 2000-2007 |
| Televisora Nacional TVN-5 (22 Noviembre 1952) | Televisora Nacional | Televisora Nacional Red canal 5 (1974) | Televisora Nacional red canal 5 | Televisora Nacional red canal 5 - ValeTV (1998) | ValeTV |
| Televisa canal 4 (1° Junio 1953 - 1960) | Venevisión Canal 4 (27 Febrero 1961) | Venevisión | Venevisión | Venevisión | Venevisión Canal 4 - Venevisión Continental (28 Agosto 2000) |
| Radio Caracas Televisión Canal 2, 7 y 10 (15 Noviembre 1953) | RCTV | RCTV | RCTV | Radio Caracas Televisión | Radio Caracas Televisión Canal 2 (27 Mayo 2007) - RCTV Internacional - por cable (16 de Julio 2007) |
| Televisa del Zulia (1956) | Canal 22 (Caracas) | Setiembro 25 1956 | Cidade De Venezolana | Inspectòr Cities | |
| Ondas del Lago Televisión canal 13 Saò Barthelemy (1° Octubre 1957) | TeleZulia | (9° Noviembre 1957) | en (1° Enero 1959) | | |
| Radio Valencia Television (1958) | Radio Valencia Televisión | Teletrece | Teletrece | Teletrece | |
| | Cadena Venezolana de Television canal 8 CVTV (1ª Agosto 1964) | Cadena Venezolana de Television canal 8 CVTV - Venezolana de Television red canal 8 (1974) | Venezolana de Television red canal 8 | Venezolana de Television | Venezolana de Televisión |
| | Canal 11 Televisión (Diciembre 1966-Mayo 1968) | | | | |
| | Canal 11 (Maracaibo) | | NCTV canal 11 (1987) | | |
| | | Canal 11 (Caracas) | Televen (1988) | | |
| | | Canal 2 (Saõ Barthelemy) | | | TVES canal 2 (27 de Mayo de 2007) |

## Defunct over-the-air Venezuelan television networks

* Televisora Nacional - Government network, predecessor of Vale TV.
* Televisa - The first commercial network in Venezuela, was bought out by the Grupo Cisneros and became Venevisión.
* RCTV (Radio Caracas Televisión) - Second commercial network whose license expired on May 27, 2007. The license renewal was refused by the Government of Hugo Chávez. It was re-launched on cable and satellite television networks on July 16, 2007 as RCTV International.
* Televisa del Zulia - First regional commercial network, created in 1956 and closed in 1960.
* Ondas del Lago Televisión - Regional television network - Active in the late '50s.
* Radio Valencia Televisión - A regional over-the-air broadcast network from 1958 to 1962.
* Teletrece - A regional television network - Active in the 60's.
* Canal 11 Televisión - Commercial television network, 1966 – 1968.
* Canal 11 (Maracaibo) - A regional television network - Active in the 60's.
* Marte TV - A Caracas regional network. Sold and re-launched as La Tele on December 1, 2002.
* La Tele - Closed in 2015
* Puma TV - predecessor of Canal i.